Saturday, 22 August 2015

What It’s Like to Have ADHD As a Grown Woman
"Having ADHD is challenging regardless of gender but in a world predisposed to undermining women, not having your shit together can feel like a dereliction of feminine duty," writes Rae Jacobson at NY Mag's The Cut.

How to Have a Better Brain (audio)
All week BBC Radio 4 broadcast a series of short programmes on ways to look after the health of your brain.

Identity Is Lost Without A Moral Compass
"Research on neurodegenerative diseases suggests that, more than anything else, moral traits like kindness and integrity define who we are," writes Nathan Collins at the Pacific Standard.

Don't Hate the Phone Call, Hate the Phone
In an fascinating tour of design history and social behaviour, Ian Bogost at The Atlantic argues that one of the reasons we've fallen out of love with phone calls is the way modern mobile phones are designed and connected.

The Neuron’s Secret Partner
For years, glial cells have stood in the shadow of neurons. In this short feature for Nautilus, Ferris Jabr celebrates the important function of glial cells – they are, he says, the brain’s architects, doctors, police, janitors, and gardeners.